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Ladybug Life Cycle Stages Explained

The ladybug goes through 4 stages in its life cycle: 1) Egg stage - Female ladybugs lay clusters of tiny jelly bean-shaped eggs on leaves. 2) Larva stage - The eggs hatch into larvae that resemble tiny alligators. Larvae molt several times over 2-4 weeks. 3) Pupa stage - The pupa does not eat or move while changing into an adult inside its casing attached to a leaf. 4) Adult stage - The new adult rests and its spots and colors develop before searching for food to start the cycle again.

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Ladybug Life Cycle Stages Explained

The ladybug goes through 4 stages in its life cycle: 1) Egg stage - Female ladybugs lay clusters of tiny jelly bean-shaped eggs on leaves. 2) Larva stage - The eggs hatch into larvae that resemble tiny alligators. Larvae molt several times over 2-4 weeks. 3) Pupa stage - The pupa does not eat or move while changing into an adult inside its casing attached to a leaf. 4) Adult stage - The new adult rests and its spots and colors develop before searching for food to start the cycle again.

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LADYBUG LIFE CYCLE will live as a larva for about two to four weeks of

Hello classmates. Today we will learn about the life its life. During that time, the larva will shed its
cycle of a ladybug skin several times.

A life cycle refers to the changes or stages that an


Stage 3 PUPAE
animal goes through while it’s alive.
The 3rd Phase of a Ladybug life cycle
The Pupa will stay attached to that leaf while it
These much loved critters are also known as lady
changes into an adult. The pupa does not eat or
beetles or lady bird beetles. Just like other beetles,
move because it stored up plenty of food in its
Ladybug goes through 4 stages of life.
body while it was a larva. When the pupa
hatches as a new adult ladybug, it doesn’t have
Stage 1 the EGG:
any spots yet and its elytra are wet, soft, and
The first phase of the life cycle of a ladybug
pale coloured.
Once the adult ladybug mated, Female ladybugs
lay their eggs on the underside of leaves. This is
Stage 4 ADULT LADYBUG
to protect them from being seen by flying
The Final stage of a Ladybug life cycle
predators as well as from the weather. A mother
Now, the new adult rests for a day to let it wings
ladybug lays cluster of 5 to 30 eggs. It looks
dry. It changes colour while it rests. The ladybug
similar to a tiny jelly beans. They also lay eggs
turns red and shows the few black spots. When
on leaves where there will be plenty of food for
the ladybug open its wings they will roam around
the babies when they hatch. After about one
to search for food and to starts its life cycle
week the eggs will hatches into tiny larvae.
again.
Stage 2 LARVAE
The Second Phase of a Ladybug life cycle
Let’s Review:
Ladybug larvae look somewhat like tiny Classmates this is the diagram of Ladybug’s Life cycle
alligators, with elongated bodies and bumpy The ladybug grows through complete metamorphosis..
exoskeletons. In many species, the ladybug From Egg to Larvae stage, to the Pupa stage and
larvae are black with brightly coloured spots. finally the adult stage of life.
They have long bodies with six legs. The ladybug

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